Use cases · Supply chain
Make to order with variants
For manufacturers who build to customer order. Bill of materials, material, work order and inspection belong to the order, and bottlenecks show up before the date slips.
Starting point
Every order is a little different. The bill of materials is copied and adjusted by hand.
Work orders wait for material, and it only shows when the machine stands still.
Whether an order is on schedule is only known to whoever asks in the workshop.
How it runs in relyd
Bill of materials and variants
Products and variants have a bill of materials with material, times and costs. Submitted bills go to approval, and the AI Steward points out implausible costs or times.
- Bills of materials with material and times
- Variants per product
- Approval with plausibility check
Work order with material
The customer order becomes a work order. If it has waited a day for material, the AI Steward proposes requesting or transferring it.
- Work order from the customer order
- Material needs calculated
- Request or transfer when material is missing
Progress and dates
If a released order has not started two days after plan or runs past its planned end, a task arrives with the progress and a question about a new date.
- Progress per order
- Alert on delays
Inspect and deliver
Inspections belong to the order. If an inspection is rejected, the AI Steward proposes that quality opens a nonconformity. Delivery note and invoice follow.
- Quality inspection in the same system
- Nonconformity on a failed inspection
- Delivery note and invoice from the order
What the AI Steward takes on
Bill of materials waiting
Proposes a task for the approver of submitted bills of materials and points out implausible costs or times.
Work order waiting for material
Proposes a task to request or transfer material for work orders waiting for it for more than a day.
Work order not started
Proposes a task to check the bottleneck when released work orders have not started 2 days after their planned start.
Work order late
Proposes a task with the progress and the question of a new end date for work orders past their planned end.
Inspection failed
Proposes a task for quality to open a nonconformity and decide on blocking the batch when an inspection was rejected.
What changes day to day
- Variants come from the bill of materials, not from copies
- Missing material shows up on day one
- Delays are visible before the delivery date slips
- Inspection and delivery belong to the same order
Modules involved
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